A key aspect of the Ambulance Leadership Forum is recognising and applauding colleagues who have been recognised with one of our Outstanding Service Awards.
Representing ambulance trusts from across the UK, the award recipients for 2026 were as follows.
Outstanding champions of innovation or change
Gavin Thompson & IPC team
SECAmb
Outstanding service as a manager
Kate O’Neil
Isle of Man Ambulance Service
Exceptional service in a non-paramedic clinical role
Declan Mullen
NIAS
Exceptional support services member
Angela Jennings
NWAS
Exceptional paramedic manager
Gavin McIntosh
SAS
Exceptional mentor or tutor / educator
Gerard O'Dea
NAS
Exceptional volunteer
Peter Cooper
SCAS
Exceptional specialist paramedic
Chris Rios-Love
LAS
Exceptional team
Claire Lindsay
NHS Pathways Team, YAS
Exceptional team
Rob Connell
NHS Pathways Team, YAS
Outstanding service as a paramedic
Marcus Turner-Leeper
EEAST
Exceptional administrator
Jen Lloyd
WAST
Outstanding service within EOC / control services
Vickie Whorton
WMAS
Outstanding champion of employee wellbeing
Judith Grieves
NEAS
Exceptional pre-registration student paramedic
Tegan Moorey
SWAST
Outstanding service to non-emergency patient transport services
Jeffrey Mills
EMAS
Excellence in the field of diversity
Pauline Hogarth
NEAS / NADN
Outstanding contribution to cultural improvement
Kerry Gulliver
EMAS